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ethnology

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noun eth·nol·o·gy \ eth-ˈnä-lə-jē \

Definition of ethnology

1 :a science that deals with the division of human beings into races and their origin, distribution, relations, and characteristics
2 :anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures :cultural anthropology
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ethnological

play \ˌeth-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ or less commonly ethnologic play \ˌeth-nə-ˈlä-jik\ adjective
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ethnologist

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ethnology

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noun eth·nol·o·gy \ eth-ˈnäl-ə-jē \

medical Definition of ethnology

plural ethnologies
1 :a science that deals with the division of human beings into races and their origin, distribution, relations, and characteristics
2 :anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures :cultural anthropology
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ethnological

play \ˌeth-nə-ˈläj-i-kəl\ also ethnologic play \-ik\ adjective

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